RE: Query on CF cards..
if you get a pcmcia adaptor for CF cards, you can insert it (if you have the
PCMCIA kernel modules installed!) and then mount it as a hard disk. on most
systems, it will be mountable as a vfat volume (you need this in your kernel
too!) on the first available IDE controller: most systems will see it as
/dev/hde1 (hda=bus0-master, hdb=bus0-slave, hdc=bus1-master,
hdd=bus1-slave).
I think that it should work the same way if you get a pcmcia pci adapter for
your desktop.
I've heard lots of tales about fiddling around: probably best to go to
linuxdoc.org and search for the particular model of digital camera.
but the best thing that I've found is to spring for the $15 and go the
pcmcia route. it's super simple and works great.
the command would be (as root or with sudo)
mount -t vfat /dev/hde1 /<mount=point>
glen
-----Original Message-----
From: anup neelanath [mailto:anupn@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:17 AM
To: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org
Subject: Query on CF cards..
Hi,
Let me intoduce myself first. I am Anup from India. I am looking in the net
for buying a digital camera - one with compact flash card. I got ur mail
address from one of the replies u had given for a query on compact flash
card. I hope u will be able to answer my query..
I have a desktop PC - windows, and no USB port. The cameras now adays come
with USB cables. I saw that the CF card is IDE compatible. Does it mean that
I can directly connect the CF card to the IDE interface (as if connecting a
HD), or do I need to have some interface to connect it to the IDE cable.
I understand that if I buy a PCMCIA adaptor for CF card I can use it in the
PCMCIA slot of a laptop and in that case also will I see the CF card as a
Hard disk?
I will be really grateful if u can answer my queries...
Thanx a lot in advance//
Anup
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